"dit" Names

FAMILY NAMES AND NICKNAMES IN COLONIAL QUÉBEC

Introduction

The inhabitants of the Saint Lawrence Valley in the 17^th and 18^th centuries were subject to the laws and customs of France. Each of them had a family name and a given name. Children had the family name of their father. Married women kept their family name from birth, on official documents, although they were commonly known by their husband’s family name. For instance, after Jeanne Marie-Louise Gagné married Guillaume-François Baret, she was listed as “Jeanne Gagné” on the baptismal certificates of her children, but was known as “Madame Baret” to her neighbors.

Though the practice of handing on family names from one generation to the next is helpful for genealogists, there are some problems. First, there are many variations for some names, for several reasons. Most colonists in early Québec were unable to read and write, or even of signing their names. Even for the literate, spelling was not standardized. Priests and notaries, charged with recording vital statistics, wrote the names as they heard them. For instance, Guillaume Baret’s family name might also be written Barette or Barrette, and Jeanne Gagné’s family name might be also be written Gagnier or Gasnier. Another factor for those who decipher colonial documents is that the data can be difficult to read because some letters such as m, n, r, and u are easily confused in handwriting. And, of course, there are the inevitable “transcription errors” made by the person who entered the data. For instance, a priest who served in the same parish for two or three decades might write the family name of the bride’s grandmother instead of that of her mother in the marriage register, or the name of another brother of the baby’s father instead of the name of the actual godfather.

Another problem concerns the use of “dit” names, so called because they are introduced by the French word “dit’ (called). “Dit” names have many origins. Many were originally the “nom de guerre” adopted by the troops in a specific military company. The name “Lafleur” is the most common of the “noms de guerre”, associated with about 220 family names. There are nicknames associated with a physical characteristic, as “Legrand” or with a place of origin, as “Normand”, or the location of a property, as “Lapointe”. In some cases, the mother’s family name is associated with the father’s, as Jacques Couillard dit Després. As for our exemplar couple, the husband has a dit name: Guillaume-François Baret dit Courville, while his spouse is known simply as Jeanne Marie-Louise Gagné. Their granddaughter Marie-Josephe, spouse of Pierre-Amable Baret dit Courville is known sometimes as “Marie-Josephe Gagné”, sometimes as “Marie-Josephe Catin”. But that, as they say, is another story!

Introduction composed by Fr. John L. Sullivan - owentagart@aol.com

The List

The list is presented in three parallel columns. The column on the left (first column) contains an alphabetical list of Quebec surnames (family names), as found in sources such as baptismal and marriage registers and in repertories such as Jette, PRDH and Laforest. The center column (second column) contains spelling variations of the name in the first column, and only of that name.

The column on the right (third column) contains "dit" names for the name on the left, and only for that name. Spelling variations and "dit" names for the names on the right will be found where each of these names appears in the column on the left (first column). If a particular family name does not have any spelling variations nor any dit names, that will be noted in the respective columns.

List prepared by Fr. John L. Sullivan and Diane Paré Szabo dianeszabo@comcast.net

August 8, 2009

NAME	spelling VARIATIONS	“Dit” Names
Abel	Abel, Abelle, Habel, Habele, Habelle	*Barbe, Benoit, Capel, Desjardins*
Abelin	Ablin, Ablain, Abelin, Ablin, Blain, Habelin, Hablin	*No dit names listed*
Abraham	Abraham,Abram, Abran, Habraham, Habran	*Cedula, Courville, Desmarais, Langevin, Pedrement*
Achee	Aché, Achée, Haché, Hachée, Harché, Harchey	*Chaveneau, Gallant, Hélot*
Achin	Achain, Achen, Achim, Achin,Haschin	*André, Baron, Boutellier, St. Andre*
Adam	Adam, Adame, Adams, Adan	*Labranche, Laramée, Ledoux, Neuville*
Adhémar	Ademar, Adhemar, Adhemard, Adhemars	*Lantagnac, St-Martin*
Adrien	Adrien, Adriens, Adriere	*Flamand, Laforge, Lamoureux, Ménard*
A’Gallien	A’Gallien, Galien, Gallien	*Giraud, Tremblay, Lagrillade*
Agement	Agement, Ancheman, Asement, Asman	*Martin, Son, St-Martin*
Agnier	Agnier, Aguenier, Agueniau, Haguenier, Hagueniau	*Delestre, Lafontaine, Légie*
Aide	Aide, Ayde, Ede	*Crequy, Chiquet*
Ailleboust	Ailleboust, Dailleboust, Daibou, Dailboust, Dailbout, Daillebout	*Boulasserie, Carillon, Coulonges, d’Argenteuil, Boulogne, de Mantet, Desmusseaux, Lamadeleine, Périgny, St-Vilme*
Aineau	Aineau, Enau, Enaud, Eneau, Eneaud, Eno, Enos, Esnaud, Esneault, Hainau, Henau, Heneault, Heneaut, Heno, Henot	*Canada, Delorme, Deportneuf, Deschamps, Hunault, Lafrenière, Lamontagne***
Ainse	Ainse, Ainsse, Ance, Anse, Hains, Hanse, Haynes, Heinse, Hens	*Barbeau, Bernard*
Aiot	Ahiot, Aiot, Aillot, Ayot, Ayote, Ayotte, Hayot	*Baril, Ouellet, St-Laurent*
Aix	No spelling variations listed	*No dit names listed*
Alain	Alain, Alen, Alin, Allain, Allen, Allin, Halin, Hélène	*Bissonnet, Fugère*
Alarie	Alarie,Alary, Grandalary, Grantalarie, Halari, Halarie, Halary, Lary	*Lafleur, Laramée, Legrand*
Albert	Alber, Albert, Allebert, Halbert	*Beaulieu, Lafontaine, Laroche, Perot, St-Aignan, St-Vincent*
Alexandre	Alescendre, Alexandre	*Bleau, Laliberté, Raux, St-Pierre*
Allain	Alain, Alin, Allain, Halain, Halin	*Briere, Dudemaine*
Allaire	Alair, Alaire, Aler, Alere, Allair, Allaire, Aller, Halaire, Halere, Hallaire	*Baril, Barrière, Labarre, Lart, Lavergne, Longpré*
Allard	Alard, Allard, Allart, Halard, Hallard	*Bary, Lavergne, Longpré, Méry*
Aloignon	Aloignon, Lognon, Loignon, Lognon	*Larose, Poitevin*
Amand	Amand, Amant	*Francoeur, Hus, Jolicoeur,* *Limoges, St-Amand***
Amaury	Amory, Mauri, Maury	*Desherbiers*
Amboise	Amboise, Damboise, Dambroise	*Bergeron*
Ambrault	No spelling variations listed	*Duchesneau*
Ameau	Amo	*Deshaies, Dubuisson, St-Séverin*
Amelin	Amelin, Amelot, Amlin, Hamelin	*Belou, Grondines, Lacave, Laganière, Rouget, Sanspeur, St-Jean*
Amelot	Amelot, Amelote, Amelotte	*Sanspeur*
Amiel	Amiel, Amielle, Miel	*Lusignan*
Amiot	Amiault, Amiot, Amiotte, Amyot	*Bocage, Hautmény, Larpinière, Lincour, Neuville, Villeneuve, Vincelot*
Amirault	Amireau, Amireault, Mero, Miraud, Mirau, Miraux, Mireau, Mireault, Moreau	*Delaboutonnière, Tourangeau*
Amont	Amond, Aymong, Emond, Hamon, Haymon	*Hervé, Sanscartier*
Amyot	Amiault, Amiot, Amiotte, Amyot	*Bocage, Larpinière, Villeneuve*
Ance	Ains, Ainse, Ance, Anse, Ens, Haynes, Hainse, Heins, Hens, Hins, Hinse, Hinsse	*Barbeau, Bernard*
Anceau	Anceau, Anseau	*Bery*
Ancheman	Agement, Ancheman, Asement, Asman	*Martin, Son, St-Martin*
Anctil	Anctil, Antil, Antille, Anquetil	*Isabelle, Levesque, St-Jean*
Andegrave	Andegrave, Angrave, Antgrave, Grave, Hennegrave	*Champagne, Giard, Jetté***
André	André, Andrée	*Boucher, Camenos,* *Clark, DeBlois, Deleigne, Dupont, Fontaine, Laguerre, Laplanche, Larose, L’Italien, Simon, St-Amand, St-Michel***
Anet	Anes, Anest, Anet	*Champagne, Dupuy, Parisien***
Angard	Angard, Hangard	*Beausoleil, Lapolice*
Angers	Angé, Anger, Angers	*Lefebvre, Salé, Ostiguy*
Anse	Ains, Ainse, Ance, Anse, Ens, Haynes, Hainse, Heins, Hens, Hins, Hinse, Hinsse	*Bernard*
Anselme	No spelling variations listed	*Laliberté*
Antaya	Antaia, Antailla, Antaya	*Châteauneuf, Pelletier*
Arbour	Arbou, Arbour, Arbours, Arrebour, Harbour	*Carrica, Constantineau*
Arcand	Arcan, Arcand, Arcant	*Boulard, Bourdelais*
Arceneault	Arceneau, Arcenault, Arcenaux, Arceneau, Arsenau, Arsenault, Arsenaut, Arseneaut, Arseneaux	*Deshaies, Joson, Quointino*
Archambault	Archambau, Archambaud, Archambaux, Archambeau, Archambeault, Archambaux, Arshambo, Archampbeault	*Gervais, Guibord, Janot, Sédilot, St-Martin*
Arcouet	Arcouhet	*Lajeunesse*
Ardouin	Ardouin, Hardouin	*Belhumeur, Lafontaine*
Argencourt	Argencour, Argentcour, Argencourt, Dargencour, Dargencourt	*Coutances, Drouillard, Hoguennet*
Argenteuil	No spelling variations listed	*Cirier, Dailleboust, Vadnais*
Arnaud	Arnaud, Arnault	*Desauliers, Joliet, Villeneuve*
Arpin	Arpin, Harpin, Herpin	*Poitevin, Tourangeau, Turpin*
Arres	Ares, Arres	*Sansfaçon*
Arrivé	Larrivé, Larrivée	*Delisle, Descormiers, Maurice*
Arsenault	Arceneau, Arcenault, Arcenaux, Arceneau, Arsenau, Arsenault, Arsenaut, Arseneaut, Arseneaux	*Deshaies, Joson, Quointino*
Asselin	Acelin, Ancelin, Anselin, Ascelin, Aselin, Aslin, Asselain, Asselin, Hacelin	*Condé, Marineau, Mercier, Valade*
Aubé	Aubé, Aubée. Haubaye, Obé, Obée. Obey	*Boniface, Grandmont, Houre, Laferrière, Langlais, Moure, Saintonge*
Aubert	Auber, Aubert, Haubert, Hobert, Obert	*DeGaspé, DelaChenaye, Duforillon, Forillon, Lachesnaye, Latousche*
Aubertin	Aubertin, Haubertin, Obertin	*Lapierre*
Aubin	Aubain, Aubin, Obin	*Champagne, Lafrance, Lambert, Lecamus, L’Isle, Migneau, Paradis, St-Louis***
Aubuchon	Aubuchon, Aubuschon, Aubusson, Daubuchon, Obuchon	*Dargis, Desaliers, Dulac, Duverger, Loyal, Lespérance, Pluchon*
Aubusson	Aubuchon, Aubuschon, Aubusson, Daubuchon, Obuchon	*Dargis, Desaliers, Dulac, Duverger, Loyal, Lespérance, Pluchon*
Auclair	Auclair, Auclaire, Aucler, Auclerc, Oclair, Oclaire	*Campagna, Chamberlain, Desnoyers*
Aucoin	Aucoin, Coin, Ocoin	*No dit names listed*
Audé	Audé, Audet, Audette, Haudet, Hodet, Odet, Odette	*Belhumeur, Cocuret, Debailleul, Lapointe, Pierrecot*
Audet	Audé, Audet, Audette, Haudet, Hodet, Odet, Odette	*Belhumeur, Cocuret, Debailleul, Lapointe, Pierrecot*
Audoyer	Audoyer, Ondeillé, Ondoyé, Ondoyer	*Boisvert, Martin, St-Martin*
Audy	Audi, Audy, Hody, Odi, Ody	*Roy*
Auger	Augé, Augée, Auger, Augers, Ogé, Oger	*Baron, Duchêsne, Lemaitre, Perpignan, Riquet, Vignet*
Augustin	No spelling variations listed	*Littlefield, Vermet*
Aumay	Aumay, Aumée, Homay, Omay	*Dumais, St-Pierre*
Aumier	Aumier, Homier, Omier	*Poitier, St-Martin*
Aumont	Aumon, Aumond, Aumont, Homon, Homond	*Fontaine, Laruine*
Auré	Auray, Hauré, Horay, Horé, Houray, Houré, Oré, Orré, Ouré	*Grandmont, Laferrière*
Avard	Avard, Avare, Avarre, Havar, Havard	*No dit names listed*
Avare	Avard, Avare, Avarre, Havar, Havard	*No dit names listed*
Avice	Avice, Avisse, Davisse, Lavisse	*Lefebvre, Marchand, Mougeon, Traversy*
Avignon	Avignon, Davignon	*Beauregard, Coulon, Juillet*
Ayet	Aiet, Ayette, Haye, Hayet	*Malo, Marticotte*
Aymard	Aimard, Aymart, Emard, Haimard, Hémard	*Deslauriers, Gosselin, Ladouceur, Poitevin*
Aymond	Aimon, Aimond, Aymon, Edmon, Edmond, Edmont, Emon, Emond, Emont, Hemon, Hemond, Hemont	*Cadieux, Jolibois, Joson, Tecle*
Ayot	Ahiot, Aillot, Aiot, Ayotte, Hayot	*Baril, Godin, Houle, Lefebvre, Préville, St-Laurent*
Azur	Azur, Azure, Hazeur, Hazur	*Delorme, Desaulneaux*
Babeau	Babau, Babbeau, Babeau, Babeaux	*Belhumeur, Poitevin*
Babeu	Babeu, Babeuf, Babeux	*No dit names listed*
Babin	Babain, Babin	*Cyr, Desaulniers, Deslauriers, Trottier*
Babineau	Babinau, Babineau, Babineaux, Babino, Babinot	*Deslauriers, Justinien*
Bachand	Bacham, Bachamp, Bachan, Bachand, Bachant, Bachon	*Blaise, Gipoulou, Martinbeau, Vertefeuille*
Bacon	Baccon, Baccont, Bacon, Bascon	*Cazeau, Denis, Dufault, Levesque*
Bacquet	Bacqué, Bacquet, Baquet, Baquette	*Lamontagne, Vallée*
Badaillac	Badaiac, Badaillac, Badaya, Badayac	*Laplante*
Badeau	Badau, Badaut, Badeau. Badeaux. Bado	*Descarreaux, Dupere, Lauzon*
Badel	Babé, Babey, Badel, Badelle	*Dufort, Lamarche*
Baillard	Baillard, Bayard
Baillargeon	Baiargeon, Baiarjon, Baierjon, Bailargon, Baillargeon, Baillargon, Baillarjon, Baillergeon, Ballargeon, Ballargon, Bayargeon, Bayergeon	*Bocage, Rondeau*
Bailly	Bail, Baille, Bailli, Baillif, Bailly, Bally	*Charpentier, Lafantaisie, Lafleur, Massin, Printemps*
Balan	Balan, Balant	*Gaudier, Lacombe, Lecompte*
Balard	Balard, Ballard	*Latour*
Banhiac	Baillac, Banhiac, Baniac, Banliac, Banyac	*Lamontagne*
Banlier	Bandier, Banlié, Banlier	*Laperle*
Bap	Bap, Bapp, Bapt, Lepape	*Quercy*
Baquet	Baqué, Bacquet, Baquet, Baquette	*Lamontagne*
Barbarie	Barbari, Barbarie, Barbary	*Grandmaison, Pilon*
Barbe	Barbay, Barbe, Barbes, Barbet	*Abel, Harel, Laforge, Lafortune*
Barbeau	Barbau, Barbault, Barbeau, Barbo, Barbot	*Boisdoré, Potvin*
Barbier	Barbie, Barbier, Lebarbier	*Bezenaire, Chausonnet, Cordonnier, Corsin, Daviau, Lavallee, Renaud, Tourlet, Vallee, Vautrin*
Bardet	Bardet, Bardette	*Duchesne, Lafleur, Lapierre, Lavigne, Maisonneuve*
Baret	Baret, Barette, Barrette	*Courville, Laroche, Rocheleau*
Baril	Bari, Baril, Barille, Barils, Baris, Barri, Barrie, Barril, Barry, Bary	*Duchesne,* *Namur*
Barolet	Barolet, Barolette, Barrolet	*Papin*
Baron	Baron, Barron, Lebaron	*Auger, Lupien*
Barre	Bare, Baree, Barre	*Jean*
Barriault	Bariau, Bariault, Barieau, Barillault, Barrillaut, Barillon, Barillot, Bario, Barrio	*Boisvert, Laforest, Lamarche, Potvin, Thibodeau*
Barsalou	Barsalou, Barsaloue, Barsaloux, Bersalou, Bersaloue	*Boudrias, Dailleboust, Dubancourt, Girard, Raimbault*
Barthelemy	Bartelemy, Barthelemi, Barthelemy, Berthelemy	*Dauphin, David, Rosa, Rose*
Bary	Bari, Baril, Barille, Barils, Baris, Barri, Barrie, Barril, Barry, Bary	*Duchesne,* *Namur*
Bastien	Baptien, Basquien, Bastien, Vasquais	*Brisson, Laprairie, Rocan, Vanasse*
Bau	Bau, Bault, Beau, Lebau, Lebeau, Lebeaux	*Beaufils, Lalouette, Lanouette*
Baubien	Baubien, Beaubien	*Desaulniers, Lariviere, Trottier*
Baubisson	Baubisson, Beaubisson	*Boucher*
Bauchamp	Baucham, Bauchamp, Beaucham, Beauchamp, Beauchamps	*Hamel, Laprairie*
Baucher	Bauché, Baucher, Beauché, Beaucher, Boché, Bosché, Boscher, Debauché	*Morency*
Baudet	Baudet, Beaudet, Bodet, Bodette, Boudet	*Ducap, Postel*
Baudin	Baudin, Beaudin, Bodin	*Desjardins, Rochefort*
Baudoin	Baudoin, Baudouin, Beaudoin, Beaudouin, Bodoin, Bodouin, Bowdoin	*Lapommerais*
Baudouin	Baudoin, Baudouin, Beaudoin, Beaudouin, Bodoin, Bodouin, Bowdoin	*Lapommerais*
Baudreau	Baudereau, Baudrau, Baudrault, Baudreau, Baudriau, Baudrio, Baudro, Beaudreau, Beaudro, Bodreau	*Graveline, Labonté*
Baudrias	Baudria, Baudrias, Beaudria, Bodria, Boudria, Boudrias	*Baraslou, Labonté, Plumereau*
Baudry	Baudri, Baudry, Beaudri, Beaudry	*Bourbonniere, Desbuttes, Lamarche*
Baugis	Baugi, Baugis, Baugy	*Biron, Lenoir, Vallee, Voisin*
Baume	Baume, Beaume	*Jerome, Latour, Leblanc*
Baumier	Baumier, Beaumier, Bohemier	*Laplante, Massé*
Baune	Baune, Beaune, Bone, Bonne, Bosne	*Lafranchise, Roncon*
Bavant	Bavan, Bavant, Bavent	*Desnoyers, Tranchemontagne*
Bayard	Baillard, Bayard	*Lamontagne*
Bazanaire	Bazanaire, Bezanaire, Bezenere	*Pretaboire*
Bazinet	Basinet, Bazinet	*Lapointe, Tourblanche*
Beaubassin	De Beaubassin	*De La Valliere, Hertel, Leneuf*
Beaubien	Baubien, Beaubien	*Desaulniers, Lariviere, Trottier*
Beaubisson	No spelling variations listed	*Boucher*
Beaubuisson	Baubuisson, Beaubuisson	*Boucher*
Beauchamp	Baucham, Bauchamp, Beaucham, Beauchamp, Beauchamps	*Hamel, Laprairie*
Beauchemin	Beauchemain, Beauchemin	*Hus, Millet, Petit, Pinard, Raiche*
Beauchene	Beauchaine, Beauchene, Beauchesne	*Bourbeau, Racine*
Beaudet	Baudet, Beaudet, Bodet, Bodette, Boudet	*Ducap, Postel*
Beaudin	Baudin, Beaudin, Bodin	*Desjardins, Rochefort*
Beaudoin	Baudoin, Baudouin, Beaudoin, Beaudouin, Bodoin, Bodouin, Bowdoin	*Lapommerais*
Beaudreau	Baudereau, Baudrau, Baudrault, Baudreau, Baudriau, Baudrio, Baudro, Beaudreau, Beaudro, Bodreau	*Graveline, Labonté*
Beaudry	Baudri, Baudry, Beaudri, Beaudry	*Bourbonniere, Desbuttes, Lamarche*
Beaufort	Baufor, Beaufort	*Brunelle,* *Joineau, Limousin*
Beaugrand	Baugran, Baugrand, Beaugrand, Beaugrant, Bougran, Bougrand	*Champagne*
Beaulac	Baulac, Beaulac	*Chapdelaine, Desmarais, Lefebvre*
Beaulieu	Baulieu, Baulieux, Beaulieu, Beaulieux	*Albert, Bertrand, Diercé, Gourdeau, Hudon, Lebel, Martin,* *Montpellier, Philippe***
Beaume	Baume, Beaume	*Jerome, Latour, Leblanc*
Beaumier	Baumier, Beaumier, Bohemier	*Laplante, Massé*
Beaumont	Beaumon, Beaumont	*Couillard, Hébert, Pistolet*
Beaune	Baune, Beaune, Bone, Bonne, Bosne	*Lafranchise, Roncon*
Beaupré	Beaupré, Beauprés	*Bonhomme, Brisset*
Beauregard	Beauregard, Borgard	*Choret, Davignon, Jarret*
Beausoleil	Beausoleil, Bosoleil	*Angard, Crespin, Guillemot, Malboeuf, Normandin, Rousseau, Sylvestre*
Beauvais	Bauvais, Beauvais	*Emery, Legardeur, St-Gemme*
Bécancour	Bécancour, Bécancourt, De Bécancour, De Bécancourt	*Portneuf, Robineau*
Bechard	Bechar, Bechard	*Granville*
Beique	Babique, Béhic, Beic, Beicque, Beique	*Lafleur*
Belanger	Belangé, Belanger, Belenger, Bellangé, Bellanger, Bellenger	*Bonsecours, Brisson, Delienne, Michand, St-Jean*
Belhumeur	Belhumeur, Bellehumeur	*Blosse, Brunet, Geoffroy, Janot, Lanier, Vaucel*
Belisle	Belisle, Bellisle	*Chevrefils, Gagnon, Germain, Goguet, Goyer, Lefebvre, Levasseur, Rotureau*
Belleau	Belau, Beleau, Belleau, Bellot, Belot	*Dostie, Larose*
Belavance	Belavance, Bellavance	*Gagné, Garnier*
Bellechasse	Bellechasse, De Bellechasse	*Berthier, De Rigauville*
Bellefeuille	Belfeuille, Bellefeuille	*Lefebvre, Poiriau, Poirier, Rivard*
Bellefleur	Belfleur, Bellefleur, Bellefleure	*Asselin, Bonneville, Gaté, Gordiena, Remy*
Bellefontaine	Bellefontaine, Bellefontenne	*Fortin*
Bellerive	Bellerive, Bellerives, Bellesrives	*Couture, Crevier*
Bellerose	Bellerose, Belrose	*Duclos, Dumilon, Jourdain, Menard, Rival, Vilain*
Belleville	Belleville, Belville	*Barthe, Boucher, Grenon, Ledain, Provencher*
Belmont	Belmond, Belmont	*Montauban*
Bénard	Benard, Besnard	*Bonenfant, Bourjoly, Carignan, Michon*
Benoit	Benois, Benoist, Benoit	*Abel, Labonté, Laforest, Laguerre, Livernois*
Bérard	Berar, Berard, Berare	*Lépine, Michon*
Berger	Bergé, Berger	*Bernard, Rougeau*
Bergeron	Bargeron, Bergeon, Bergeron, Berjeron	*Damboise, Philibert*
Bergevin	Bargevin, Barjevin, Bergevin	*Langevin*
Bériau	Beriau, Beriaux, Berieau, Berio, Beriot	*Boisclair, Potvin*
Bernard	Bernar, Bernard	*Berger, Brouillet, Fontaine, Hinse, Jolicoeur, Lajoie, Lariviere*
Bernier	Barnier, Bernié, Bernier, Brenier	*Dauphin, Jean de Paris, Lamarzelle, Rigaud, Verbois*
Berthelet	Bartelet, Barthelet, Bertelet, Berthelet, Berthelette	*Leduc, Savoyard*
Berthelot	Barthelot, Bertelot, Berthelot, Berthelotte	*Beaucour, Dartigny, Dubois, Lesperance*
Berthiaume	Barthiaume, Bertaume, Berthaume, Bertheaume, Berthiaume, Berthiome, Bertiaume, Bertiome	*Geoffroy, Godin, Lafosse, Noel, Pelletier*
Bertin	Berdin, Bertin	*Fontaine, Laronde*
Bertrand	Bartrand, Berterand, Bertran, Bertrand, Bertrant	*Beaulieu, Desrochers, Durocher, Lafleur, St-Arnaud,* *Toulouse*
Bérubé	Berrubay, Bérubé	*Aubé, Choret, Levesque*
Bethune	Bethume, Bethune	*Latouche*
Betournay	Betouné, Betournay, Betourné, Bientourné	*Laprairie, Laviolette*
Bezanaire	Bazanaire, Bezanaire, Bezenere	*Pretaboire*
Bezeau	Besau, Beseau, Bezau, Bezeau	*Larose, Lavoie, Routhier*
Bidet	Bidet, Bidette	*Roussel*
Bigot	Bigau, Bigeau, Bigeot, Bijeau	*Dorval, Duval***
Bigras	Bigra, Bigras	*Fauvel*
Billy	Billy, Bylli, Debilly	*Courville, St-Louis*
Bilodeau	Bilaudau, Bilaudeau, Bilaudeaux, Bilaudo, Bileaudeau, Billaudeau, Billodeau, Billodo, Bilodau, Bilodeau, Bilodo, Bilodos	*Guerard, Valliere*
Bineau	Binau, Binaud, Binaut, Bineau, Bino	*Labecasse, Lajeunesse*
Biset	Biset, Bizet	*Metivier,* *Versailles*
Bisson	Bison, Bisson, Bysson	*St-Come*
Bissonnet	Bessonet, Bessonnet, Bisonet, Bisonnet, Bissonnet, Bissonnette	*Chaumaux, Lafaverie*
Bisaillon	Bisaillon, Bissaillon	*Casenne*
Bizet	Biset, Bizet	*Chaumaux, Lafaverie*
Bizeu	Bizeu, Bizeux	*Larose, Lavoie*
Blain	Blain, Blein, Blin	*Belair, Bienvenu, Blais, Lajeunesse, Lavigne, Lefebvre*
Blais	Blais, Blay, Bled	*Belair, Bienvenu, Blais, Lajeunesse, Lavigne, Lefebvre*
Blanchard	Blanchar, Blanchard, Blanchart	*Berrichon, Larose, Renaud, Turenne*
Blanchet	Blanchet, Blanchette	*Laforest*
Blondeau	Blondau, Blondeau, Blondo	*Lafranchise, Verbois*
Blondin	Blondain, Blondin	*Avon, Berneche, Bilmer, Bonneau, Lapierre, Leclerc***
Blouf	Blouf, Plouf, Plouffe	*Dauphin, Vadeboncoeur*
Blouin	Beloin, Belouin, Bloin, Blouin	*Laviolette, Nantel*
Bocage	Beaucage, Bocage	*Baillargeon*
Boché	Bauché, Baucher, Beauché, Beaucher, Boché, Bosché, Boscher, Debauché	*Morency*
Bodet	Baudet, Beaudet, Bodet, Bodette, Boudet	*Ducap, Postel*
Bodin	Baudin, Beaudin, Bodin	*Desjardins, Rochefort*
Bodquin	Bauquin, Beauquin, Bodquin	*St-André,* *Versailles*
Boesmé	Boesme, Boimé, Boimier, Boismé, Boismer, Boismier	*Laplante, Monet*
Boileau	Boilau, Boileau, Boisleau	*Richeboug, Seney*
Boire	Boir, Boheur, Boire, Bouere	*Dufresne, Genest, Laruine*
Boiry	Boirie, Boiry	*Lavergne*
Bois	Bois, Boy	*Berthelot, Mignier*
Boisclair	Boisclair, Boisclaire	*Beriault, Enouille, Maillot*
Boisdoré	Boidoré, Boisdoré	*Barbeau*
Boisjoly	Boisjoli, Boisjoly	*Grivaud, Leonard, Lienard*
Boismorel	Boismorel, Boismorelle	*Morisseau, Petit*
Boisseau	Boissau, Boisseau, Boisseaux	*Bellevue, Fosseneuve, Sanscartier***
Boissel	Boisel, Boiselle, Boissel, Boisselle	*Lacoudray, Lyonnais*
Boissonneau	Boisoneau, Boissonau, Boissonault, Boissoneau, Boissono	*Poisson, Saintonge*
Boivin	Boisvin, Boivin	*Dufresne*
Bolduc	Bolduc, Bolducq	*Bouchard, Despres, Germain, Guérin, Talon*
Bombardier	Bombardier, Bonbardier	*Labombarde*
Bonenfant	Bonenfant, Bonnenfant	*Benard, Bernard*
Bonhomme	Bonhome, Bonhomme	*Beaupré, Dulac*
Bonin	Bonain, Bonin, Bonnin	*Deslauriers, Ste-Marie*
Bonneau	Bonau, Bonault, Boneau, Bonnau, Bonnault, Bonneau, Bono	*Blondin, Labecasse*
Bonnet	Bonet, Bonnet	*Boismenu, Larochelle*
Bonneville	Bonneville, Bonville	*Bellevue, Bouteiller***
Bonnier	Baunier, Bonier, Bonnier	*Laplante, Plante*
Bonodeau	Bonnodeau, Bonodeau	*Chatellerault*
Bonsecours	Bonsecour, Bonsecours	*Belanger, Carrier, Fauteux*
Bonvouloir	Bonvouloir, Bonvouloire	*Deslierres*
Bordelais	Bordelais, Bourdelais, Bourdelois	*Breme, Gaucher, Monty*
Bordeleau	Bordelau, Bordeleau, Bourdeleau	*Lafrance*
Bordet	Border, Bordes, Bordet	*Brassard*
Borel	Borel, Borelle	*Clermont, Sanscartier*
Bory	Baury, Borry, Bory	*Grandmaison, Lachapelle*
Bosché	Bauché, Baucher, Beauché, Beaucher, Boché, Bosché, Boscher, Debauché	*Morency*
Bosquet	Bosquet, Bousquest, Bousquet	*Brodeur, Desmarais, Larose*
Bossé	Boce, Bosce, Bosse	*Belhumeur, Genereux, Marier*
Bosseron	Beauceron, Bosseron	*Huet, Lescarbeau, Millet, Ride*
Bossu	Bossu, Bossue, Bossus, Lebossu	*Bourguignon, Lyonnais*
Boucault	Boucault, Boucaut	*DeGodefus, Godefroy*
Bouchard	Bouchar, Bouchard, Bouchart	*Belleville, Dorval, Ouellet, Saucier, St-Pierre, Vallee***
Boucher	Bouché, Boucher, Bouchez	*Barbel, Belleville, De Boucherville, De Grosbois, De Labroquerie, Delabruere, Demontbrun, De Niverville, Denois, Desrosiers*
Boudrias	Baudria, Baudrias, Beaudria, Bodria, Boudria, Boudrias	*Baraslou, Labonté, Plumereau*
Bouffard	Boufard, Bouffard, Bouffart	*No dit names listed*
Boudreau	Boudrau, Boudraut, Boudreau, Boudro, Boudrot	*Granville*
Bougret	Bougret, Bougrette	*Default, Dufort, Dufour, Lefort*
Boulanger	Boulangé, Boulanger, Leboulanger, Leboullanger	*Lefebvre, St-Pierre*
Boulay	Boulai, Boulait, Boulay, Boulé, Boulet, Boulette, Boullé, Boullet	*Leboeuf, Martin*
Bourassa	Bouraça, Bourasa, Bourassa, Bourassas, Bourrassa	*Laronde*
Bourbeau	Borbeau, Bourbau, Bourbaut, Bourbeau, Bourbeaux,	*Beauchesne, Carignan, Lacroix, Verville*
Bourbon	Bourbon, Bourbont, de Bourbon	*Marieu, Merdieu*
Bourbonnais	Bourbonais, Bourbonnais, Bourbonnois, Bourbonois	*Brunet, Joyal*
Bourbonnière	Bourbonier, Bourboniere, Bourbonnier, Bourbonniere	*Beaudry, Gaudry*
Bourdon	Bourdon, Bourdont	*Dombour*
Bourdelais	Bordelais, Bourdelais, Bourdelois	*Breme, Gaucher, Monty*
Bouret	Bouré, Bouret, Bourré, Bourret	*Lépine, Sanschagrin*
Bourg	Bourc, Bourg, Bourgue, Bourk, Bourque	*Lachapelle*
Bourgainville	Bourgainville, Bourguinville	*Heroux, Leroux*
Bourgault	Bourgau, Bourgault, Bourgaut, Bourgos, Bourgot	*Lacroix*
Bourgeois	Bourgeois, Bourgois, Bourjois	*Bercas, Gregoire, Laverdure*
Bourgery	Bourgeri, Bourgerie, Bourgerey	*No dit names listed*
Bourgouin	Bourgoin, Bourgouin	*Bourguinon, Leveille*
Bourguignon	Bourdignon, Bourgignon, Bourguignon	*Bourgouin, Colleret, Couturier*
Bourjoly	Bourgeoli, Bourjoli, Bourjolli, Bourjoli,	*Benard*
Boulet	Boulai, Boulait, Boulay, Boulé, Boulet, Boulette, Boullé, Boullet	*Leboeuf, Martin*
Bourré	Bouré, Bourée, Bouret, Bourré, Bourret	*Lépoine, Sanschagrin*
Boursier	Bourcié, Bourcier, Boursier	*Lavigne, St-Jean*
Bousquet	Bosquet, Bousquest, Bousquet	*Archambault, Brodeur, Desmarais, Larose*
Bouteiller	Bouteil, Bouteille, Bouteiller, Bouteillet, Bouteillier, Boutellier	*Bonneville*
Boutet	Boutel, Boutet	*Leboeuf, Lépine, St-Martin*
Boutin	Boudin, Boutain, Boutin, Bouttain, Bouttin	*Dubord, Francoeur, Piemont*
Bouvier	Bouvié, Bouvier, Bouviers	*Godin, Hudon, Laplante*
Boyer	Boié, Boier, Boyé, Boyer, Boyet, Boyez	*Fontaine, Germain, Laderoute, Lariviere*
Brabant	Braban, Brabant, Breban, Brebant	*Lamothe, Lecompte*
Braconnier	Braconier, Bracoinnier, Bracornier, Bracogné, Bracogner, Brancognier, Branconie, Branconier, Branconnier	*Gravel, Henault, Spenard*
Brantigny	Brantigni, Brantigny	*DemeLafleur rs, Denevers*
Brassard	Brassar, Brassard, Brassart	*Bordet, Deschaineaux, Duchesnau, Pilotte*
Brasseur	Brasseur, Brasseux	*Duhamel*
Brault	Brau, Braud, Brault, Breau, Breault, Bro, Brod, Bros, Brost, Brox	*Barreau, Lafleur, Lafreniere, Pominville*
Bray	Brai, Braillle, Brais, Bray, Braye, Bre, Bree, Breille, Breye, Breyer	*Labonte, St-Pierre*
Brazeau	Brasau, Brasault, Braseau, Braso, Brasot, Brasseau, Brazau, Brazeau. Brazo, Brazot	*Acadien, Cadien, Deslauriers, Duhamel, Gaudet, Langevin, Laniel*
Brebant	Braban, Brabant, Breban, Brebant	*Lamothe, Lecompte*
Brentigny	Brantigni, Brantigny, Brentigny	*Demers, Denevers*
Bresa	Brasa, Braza, Bresa, Breza, Brezac	*Gageau, Garand, Lafleur*
Breton	Berton, Breton, Lebreton	*Elie, Girard, Lalancette, Robert*
Briand	Briand, Briant, Brilland, Brillant, Bryant	*Desrochers, Desroches, Grondines, Sansregret*